5 Archie Panjabi movies that prove she’s a scene-stealer every time

Archie Panjabi was last seen in a feature film almost a decade ago, and then she continued to appear in a variety of TV series. Recently, she portrayed a new incarnation of The Rani, a renegade Time Lord in Doctor Who. Other than that, she also appeared in shows like Snowpiercer, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Blindspot, and more.

For her performances on TV, she has won a range of accolades that reflect her acting range. As of now, she has a Primetime Emmy Award, a Cannes International Film Festival Award, and more.

Apart from a variety of TV shows, she has also given some interesting performances in movies too, so we picked five of them for this list. She was a part of an Oscar-winning movie called The Constant Gardener. We are mentioning it here as it didn't make it to the list. Let's see which of them made it then.

Archie Panjabi's best movies to watch

5. The Infidel (2010)

The film was also adapted into a musical for theater. (Image via Slingshot Productions)

The actress played Saamiya Nasir in the 2010 British comedy film The Infidel. It's about Mahmud Nasir (Omid Djalili), who finds out that he is Jewish, and all hell breaks loose. Other than Archie Panjabi and Omid Djalili, Yigal Naor, Matt Lucas, Amit Shah, and more are in the film. As of this writing, the film holds a 59% critics’ approval on Rotten Tomatoes.

4. San Andreas (2015)

Archie Panjabi was last seen in films in this movie. (Image via Warner Bros.)

The 2015 disaster film was a commercial hit as it made $474 million against its $110 million budget. It's about an earthquake that leaves the West Coast of the United States in total chaos. While Dwayne Johnson was the film's lead, Archie Panjabi played a journalist, Serena Johnson, who is among the people trying to give an advance warning about this natural calamity. This is the last feature-length film the actress appeared in.

3. A Mighty Heart

Angelina Jolie was in the lead here. (Image via Plan B Entertainment)

Commercially speaking, this film was a failure. Critically, it was a banger. The Dan Futterman- and Angelina Jolie-led film is based on the true story of the kidnapping of The Wall Street Journal's Daniel Pearl (Futterman). Archie Panjabi played Asra Nomani, a colleague of Daniel.

2. Yasmin

Panjabi was in the lead in Yasmin. (Image via YouTube)

The 2004 movie is about a woman whose husband is arrested as he is suspected to be involved in the September 11 attacks. Following this, she campaigns for his release. The film doesn't have enough reviews on Rotten Tomatoes for its Tomatometer score, but the Popcornmeter shows an 87% approval from the audience.

1. Bend it Like Beckham

It is still the highest grossing football film of all time. (Image via Bend It Films)

It's been over two decades since this masterpiece arrived, and it still hits the same as it did back when it was released in 2002. It is about breaking stereotypes, where Jesminder Bhamra (Parminder Nagra) and Juliette Paxton (Keira Knightley) go after their dream of becoming footballers.

To this date, it remains the highest-grossing football/soccer film according to the Guinness Book of World Records, earning $76 million against its $5.6 million budget.